So the set-up seems fine for a basic horror flick, but what makes Troll 2 stand out is just how badly it was all executed. The plot, dialogue, acting and camerawork are all terrible... but happily it is so terrible as to be actually very entertaining.
Some examples of the (real) terror include a fly very visibly landing on an actor's forehead and the director not bothering to redo the shot. One of the main actors was a dentist (George Hardy) who turned up at filming for a laugh and ended up being made the lead. The goblins are defeated by eating a ham sandwich... Then there is Grandpa Seth (Robert Ormsby) who surely is one of the weirdest movie characters ever.
So it's utterly terrible, but so compelling. So it is one of the best worst movies of all time. Did I mention there is a scene where the boy starts urinating on the family's dinner?
